TeenNet

This week as I checked the New York Times best seller list, I noticed a few teen books with involved subject matters: Tweak by Nic Sheff, Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen, Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

I recently read Impulse by Ellen Hopkins and was a little shocked at first by the book. It addresses suicide, drugs, pregnancy and other teen issues. The more I read I became engrossed with the three main characters and their gradual revelations of underlying problems. By the end of the book, I felt like I knew the characters personally and was both saddened and hopeful for their futures. Don’t be discouraged by the size of the book. It is written in verse and an easy read. You also might try Crank, Burned and Glass also written by Ellen Hopkins.

I am sure a lot of us can relate to one or more of the issues addressed in any of these books either personally or through a friend. Why not give one a try.

Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle

Nobody’s Prize by Esther Friesner

Massie: a Clique Novel by Lisi Harrison

Frostbite: A Vampire Academy Novel by Richelle Mead

Sunrise over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

What’s hot this May? Check out this week’s Billboard Music chart toppers.

Billboard Hot 100 (Top 5 Singles 05/10/08)

1. Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis

2. Lollipop by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major

3. No Air by Jordin Sparks Duet with Chris Brown

4. 4 Minutes by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake

5. Love in This Club by Usher featuring Young Jeezy

Billboard 200 (Top 5 Albums 05/10/08)

1. E=MC2 by Mariah Carey

2. Spirit by Leona Lewis

3. Flight of the Conchords Soundtrack

4. Bittersweet World by Ashlee Simpson

5. When Life Gives You Lemons by Atmosphere

If you are a fan of the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer, then mark your calendar for December 12, 2008. Twilight the movie will open in theaters and take a look at this sneak peak.

Do you want even more good news? The fourth book in the series Breaking Dawn will be released on August 2, 2008.

If you haven’t heard of the teen vampire hype yet, check out Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. See what all the excitement is about.

Smart Money by Danielle Denega

Out of Control by John DiConsiglio

Friends Close, Enemies Closer by Claudia Gabel

The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith

Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

DIY Teen Tuesday

Tuesday, April 22

4:30p.m.

Main Library - 2nd Floor Teen Area

Create your own decorative box using recycled Altoid tins.

Ages 12 - 18.

Payback by Melody Carlson

The Sky Inside by Clare B. Dunkle

The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman

Whirlwind by David Klass

She Said, She Said by Celeste O. Norfleet and Jennifer Norfleet

Finding Hollywood Nobody: Book 2 by Lisa Samson

What music is everyone listening to? Check out this week’s Billboard Music chart toppers.

Billboard Hot 100 (Top 5 Singles 04/19/08)

1. Touch My Body by Mariah Carey

2. Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis

3. 4 Minutes by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake

4. Lollipop by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major

5. Love in This Club by Usher featuring Young Jeezy

Billboard 200 (Top 5 Albums 04/19/08)

1. Troubadour by George Strait

2. Accelerate by R.E.M.

3. Now 27 by Various Artists

4. Day26 by Day26

5. Alvin and the Chipmunks Soundtrack

Check out the 2007 Voice of Youth Advocates’ Teen Poetry Contest winners.

Go to www.voya.com. Click on VOYA Teen Poetry Contest.

What music is everyone listening to? Check out this week’s Billboard Music chart toppers.

Billboard Hot 100 (Top 5 Singles 04/05/08)

1. Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis

2. Love in This Club by Usher featuring Young Jeezy

3. Sexy Can I by Ray J & Yung Berg

4. With You by Chris Brown

5. Love Song by Sara Bareilles

Billboard 200 (Top 5 Albums 04/05/08)

1. Welcome to the Dollhouse by Danity Kane

2. Now 27 by Various Artists

3. Trilla by Rick Ross

4. Mail on Sunday by Flo Rida

5. Sleep Through the Static by Jack Johnson